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120volt dc to 120volt ac converter

02-27-2008, 09:04 PM

Many older Lincoln engine driven welders put out 15 amps of 120volt DC power. Does anybody know of a readily availble device to convert the DC to AC? It's only 15 amps maximum so wouldn't have to be very big. This would allow me to run more than just a small grinder or incandescent light.

Comment

Some of the tools just say AC on them now, but might still be able to run on DC. The small Makita grinders and drills are still AC/DC. I wanted to run the miller 251 HF unit for Tig welding. Obviously this would run on 115volt AC only. Thanks cruiser for the idea about the inverter. I certainly wouldn't need a very big inverter. I also only need HF to start on steel. I don't care for scratch starting.